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"A LITTLE NONSENSE"

A mans spellin' is a shure indica-
sion of hiz antescedents and of hiz ed
ucaSion,
An Irish magistrate asked pris-
oncr if he were married. mo, replied
the man. Then" said his Worship,
"it's Il good thing for your wife. .'-Er-
chaRge.
The worst case of absence of mind
we ever saw was the other day when u
man, hurrying for train, thought he
had forgotten his watch and took it out
to see if he had time to go back for j.,
The Managers Wish
Indeed, do not want the earth
With all its strfes and jars;
To me, Of vastly greater worth
Are half a dozen stars,
--Bwdete.
ii see you have rod, line, plenty
of flies, basket and a landing net;
but where's your reel, young manP"
said the guide, sorting over the traps.
"Oh. wen ret that after drinking up
the bait. ."-Litt.
-"Well,n said an old tramp, wiping
the perspiration from his brow with the
back of his hand, Il wish somebody
would explain why so much water
comes out of my pores. never absorb
any" ."-NOrriStoUn Herdld.
-Counsel-"M "Married?n Witness
"No.n "Single?n Witness
NO" Counscl-"Ah. widow" Wit
ness-"No." Counsel-"But, my dear
madam, surely you must be one or"
Witness (simpering)-"No, engaged"
--PuRch.
Economy -Pater--"Tom, Tom! this
II never do! Past eleven o'clock, and
you've been in bed fifteen hours out of
twenty-iour," Tom" "But it's cheap,
gv'nor-costs nothing. Whr'as, di-
rcctly fellows up and dressed, ex-
penscs begin. "-PHRch,
-"All the witnesses in this case may
consider themselves discharged till fur
thcr notice, called out the court crier.
"Be gob,' said an Irishman, who had
given testimony, "an' it's just loike my
luck, | never could kape pleasant,
agreeable job more nor a day or two"
- Washington Critic.
Scientists note II great diminution
of forest trees in Russia and say it Is
because the climate is growing colder
all the time. Russia has always been
cold place to grow treason. That is to
say, it has the Siberiast climate in the
world. Now don't say that's Don thin,
my SON. Neva be Volga. even for the
sake of Russia-in a joke. There now,
take the combination and run 1t out.
like to see you enjoy yoursslf--
Brooklyn Eagle.
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OVER A MILLION
Lost by the Burning OF q Great
Wheat Elevator.
The Standard on Plant at Constable Uoo,,
n. j., In Flames and Threatened With
Complete Destruction.

MINNEAPoLIs, MINI, July lo.-The st.
Anthony Elevator, the largest in the
Northwest, located two miles east of this
city, on the Manitoba railroad, was burned
tonight Loss on buildings and machinery
s25o,oOo; loss on grain SS25,OOO. Insurance
ON the wheat not known. The wheat de.
stroyed-about l,loO,O0O bushcls-is one.
tenth OF tho visible supply in the North.
west exclusive of Duluth The elevator
was owned by a syndicate of Minneapolis
capitalists.
New YORK, July pa fire broke out in
the barrel works of the Standard Oil Com.
pany's immense plant, on Constable Hook.
at 12;l5 O'Clock last night, and spread first
to the warehouse and then totho oil tanks.
1t also caught the buildings of the T. & s.
W. Sites sulphur manufactory, and AL
ready damage of S3OJ,0Oj has been done.
and it looks as if the whole plant might
go. The flames are spreading RAPIDLY,
and half of the towns and all the factories
are threatened The loss may reach
81 100000
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-23
Car Works Burned,

""""- h~-s-.'' I.''',J"iJ 80 4hDvuo ii 80
tonight the Terre Haute car works, en-
1loying about 80 men and covering an area
Of twenty acres of ground, were discovered
to be in a blaze. The watchman, who was
eating his supper, did not discover it until
the fire had obtained some headway The
whole fire department was soon on the
scene, but was unable to do effective work,
not being able TO get at the works on ac-
count of the poor entrance, and can not
save any of his property, excepting, per
haps, the molding-shops. The total loss
will be about 100000, with between $50.
300 and 100000 insurance The fire has
been raging for two hours, with no sign Of
lbatcmcnt Fifty new cars were totally
lcStrOyed
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-23
GRADUATION JOYS.
i Vassar Maiden Gives the Whole Thing
Completely Away.

Completely Away.
One Of those bright NaSsar graduates
SAYS that there is no particular adj
vantage to be derived from being
present at commencement, Those Of
Us, ." she adds, "who have been through
it ourselves know that the authors Of
Yesterday, To-day and Tomorrow,
Life's Failures, Lights Ahead,
Philosophy vs.. Rationalism, Which,
When and Why, The Influence of
Metaphysics on Society The Sover-
eighty of Change Look Aloft, The
Mirage of Life, Our Country's Per-
lis. .Anarchical Tendencies of Modern
Ciyilization'-the authors of these pa
pcrs, essays and orations viii, ten min
utcs after it is all over, be saying;
"I rot nineteen bouquets.
"'Didn't it go off lovely?
ibid my train hang all right?'
"'How did | do, anyhow?'
~ was scared nearly to death.
81 was so worried about my hair
"'Did my sash ends hang right?
"'You did splendidly.'
$50 did YOU.
"'Your essay was just grand
''Iiow lovely of you to say SOY
"'Every thing was just perfect
"I thought I'd die when my name
was called. But | remembered that
my dress cost ninety dollars, and that
helped me out
"Im afraid that not half the audi
ence knew that hounce on my train was
real lace.
"Tm dying to see what the papers
say"
"'ltll be perfectly horrid if they
don't describe the costumes. '"-Chi'
cag0 NetCS.
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A Shepherd-Dog that Fishes.

j. n. Mcconnell, of Charlottesville.
Ind, is the owner Of Il dog that he
values very highly, 1t is full-blood
Scotch shepherd, about one year old.
Ii seems to understand every word that
is spoken to it, Among its many ac-
complishments is that of being an eX-
pert fisherman. The dog will take a
position in drift in small stream
running near Mr., McConnell's house,
and by making Il racket will scare the
fish out into the water where he can SEQ
them. Then, diving suddenly, he will
bring up fish in his mouth. This OPP
Grafton he will repeat until he catches
as many as he wants. Spectators on
the bank in no wise embarrass him in
his piscatorial pursuit The dog is
very fond of the fish, and eats all that
he catches. This is the only objection
to the whole proceedings, as the owner
thinks that he could supply his table
with fresh fish the year round If the
dog conld be taught to retrieve; and he
will give him few lessons IN that art.
--Cmcinnah Enquirer.
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En;,Icmic of EluX.

CuuIJcoTHr, Mo-, July ls.-A virulent
type of fux, having some symptoms oil
cholera, is epidemic around EversonylIlc'
in the northeast part of this lIivingstone)
county. and northwest Linn County when
boeles all the c forts of physicians to cheek
IL A large number of children are down,
and fifteen or twenty deaths have resulted
from it. One physician treated thirty
seven cases yesterday and last night
The local physicians are worked down.
and others from noighboring towns have
cone TO the rescue. The afflicted sec
lion is almost demoralized, and panic
nroynils
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-23
STRANGE MEDICINES.
Mysterious Powders and Dccoctions rre-
scribcd by Oriental Physicians.

Mysterious Powders and Decoctions rre-
scribcd by Oriental Physicians.
Mr.. Milford has told us how he saw
q Chinese physician prescribe dccoc-
ton of three scorpions for child struck
down with fever and Mr.. Gill in his
"River of Golden Sand mentions hay
ing met a number of coolies laden with
red deer's horns, some of them very
fine twclyc-tine antlCrS. They are only
hunted when in velvet, and from the
horns when in this state a medicine
is made which is one of the most highly
priced in the Chinese pharmacopWia.
With regard TO the singular virtues
supposed to attach to the medicinal
use of tiger General Robert Warden
tells me that on one occasion when in
India he was exhibiting some trophies
of the chase, some Cinnamon whoWcre
present became much excited at the
sight of an unusually fine tiger skin,
They eagerly inquired whether it would
be possible to find the place where the
carcass was buried, because from the
bones of tigers dug up three months
after burial decocton may be pre-
pared which gives immense muscular
power to the fortunate man who swal-
lowsft. am indebted to the same in
formant for an interesting note ON the
medicine folklore of India, namely,
that while camping in the jungle one
of his men came to entreat him to shoot
a nightiar for his benefit, because from
the bright, prominent eyes of this bird
of night an ointment is prepared which
rives great clearncsS Of vision, and is
therefore highly priced. Miss Bird.
too, has recorded some very remark
able details on the mdicria mcdic0
of China and Japan. When in re-
mote district of Japan she became so
unwell rs to deem it necessary to con-
suit native doctor, of whom she says:
ale has great faith in ginseng and in
rhinoceros horn. and in the powdered
liver of some animal, which, from the
description, understood to be Il tiger,
all specifics of the Chinese school OF
medicines. DR.. Nosoki showed me a
small box of unicorn's horn, which he
said was worth more than its weight in
gold. n-NiactecRh Century.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-23

New York, July l5.-The name of Elisha
Gray is repeatedly heard in connection with
telephone and telegraphIc inventions. Mr..
Gray is in New York at the present time
completing papers for European patents on
his latest invention. II is in the nature Of
a tcegraphic Instrument, which can be ar
ranged upon any business mans
desk so that he may com
muncate with another business
man in another part of the country who
has connection with the same system
The communication is in the nature Of a
facsimile of the writing Of the sender Of
the message, and is recorded at the oppo-
site end of the line by an automatic de-
vice, so that if there is no one in the Office
Of the receiver Of the message it will be
retained until the arrival of the proper
person. This will be great step in tele-
graphic communication.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-23
ARSENIC EATERS.
Great Increase In the Number OF Persona
Addicted to This Poison,


The habit of arsenic-eating is becom-
ing more and more common among the
young women of this city, and phys
icians say that nothing too harsh can
be uttered against this miserable prac-
tlce. Arsenic preparations of all kinds
are advertised and various prepare
tions OF this deadly drug are daily sold
for the alleged purpose of beautifying
the complexion. They who use it are
daily laying the foundation Of dis
ease that will one day destroy some of
their most vital organs. The actual
object to be gained by arsenic eating is
that clear, white, almost transparent
skin, which they so much admire and
which may mean an early lcath. A
well-known physician said to a reporter
to-day: "rhc health department has
become alarmed at the increase in the
sale and use of these noXious complex
ion preparations. Advertisements Of
arsenic stare every body in the face in
spite OF attempts TO prohibit the sale.
Claims have been made by the ycnders
that there is so little arsenic in the
preparations that no harm can come Of
it. In opposition to this is the fact
that wall papers where the green color
is given by Scheel's arsenic compound
have been tabooed by the health au-
thorities on the grounds that even the
small amount Of arsenic given off by
exhalation had caused death in some
cases. Again, the results obtained
by the use of arsenic show very
plainly the hurtful nature of it. The
exact state of affairs brought about by
arsenic eating is u diminution OF
strength of the blood; the capillary
blood-yessels are stopped from work
ing; the ends of the blood-ycsscls are
killed; no blood is supplied to the skin
and the real reason for the white, trans
parent nature of the skin is that it il
practically dead. If the result of arse
mic eating is the highly Transparent
state of the skin, and if this can onl,
result from the killing of blood-ycsscls
the claim that there is no harm done il
the habit becomes an abs.rdity."
Physicians throughout the city ar
up in arms against the use Of the drug
One prominent doctor said Il hop
that something will be done, and don
soon, to stop this abominablc traffic, |
the destruction of blood-vcsScls was tn
only thing the ar,cnic-eatcr succeeded
in doing it would be bad enough, bu
that is not all. The arsenic has BIT,
effect upon the kidneys, and is likely t.
bring out Il disease which will end onl
in death. 1t has also bad effect oi
the digestive organs, and soon destroy
their action: the liver too, is disease,
! by the poison, and the nerves bccom
affected to such an extent that thci
control becomes impossible. Ii act
upon the system in such way that tn
vintin,s of tho habit hooomo lost to a
sense of morality. The practice q
arsenic eating is vicious one tha
ought to be stopped Immediately befor
any more harm is done. ~ T. Con
| Chicdq0 Iri5uHc.
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Now is the Time to Subscribe

SALTWATER, MINI, July 1.-THE con-
victs at the State prison will begin about
August the publication of weekly four
column folio newspaper called the Prison
Mirror, the object of the enterprise being
to benefit the prison library fund. There
are four practical printers who will at
tend to the mechanical department while
prisoner Lew Schonmaker will be editor.
m-chief Geo 2, Dodd, prison storekeep.
cr, has consented to act as treasurer and
business manager.
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Harper Taken 10 DAYTON.

CINCINNATI, July l9.-E, l., Harper, tho
financial manager Of the dciuuct Fidelity
Bank, who has been confined in the county
jail for month, was removed from thcro
at eight o'clock tonight and taken to
the Dayton COhio) Jail by Deputy Marshal
Charles Costello. For several days past
Judge Sage has had under adyisemcnt the
issuing Of an order for the removal of the
banker. This was caused by complaints
that have been made to the Government
officers that Harper was given too many
privileges at the jail. He was allowed so
much freedom that the authorities began
to think less freedom would be far better.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-23
BIue Laws Enforced.

PORTLAND, Me-, July 1S.-The city mar
,hal. having ordered druggists not to sell
soda and cigars on Sunday, all the drug
cists in the city, except the proprietor oil
one small shop, closed their stores entire
" Yesterday, not even putting up physi-
clans prescriptions. Their action is gen
orally commended by citizens, who do not
sustain the marshal in his attempt to en-
force the 'sBlue Law The druggists WAL
take some further concerted action.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-23
WOFUL DISASTER
oh the Grand Trunk Railroad-An Excur
sion Train Dashes Into a p,ssin,. FreiYht

oh the Grand Trunk Railroad-An Excur-
SION Train Dashes Into Passing Freight.
ST THOMAS, ONT, July l5.-This evening
the special east-bound Michigan Central
lrelght Train was pulling out of the yards
as the regular excursion train from Port
STANLEY approached with ten coaches lit
orally packed with residents of this city
and London. Engineer Harry Donnelly
was IN charge of the Port Stanley
train, and as he was crossing the
bridge noticed, the fireman states,
that the semaphore was closed against
nm. AS he approached Wellington street
he applied the air-brakes, but they were
useless and refused to work. He then
whistled for brakes and reversed his
engine. The passengers commenced
emerging from car-wndows, and every
available means Of egress being taken ad-
vantage OF. A majority Of the passengers
IN the car next to the engine had
been got out when the engine
plunged into tho freight Engineer
Donnelly could be seen in the cab
with his hand on the lever still endeavOr-
ing to make the ar-brakes work AS if
The iates were linked to an additional hor-
ror to an already sufficiently appalling
affair." the section of the freight train
into which the engine of the passenger
cars containing tanks filled with crude
oil and a car loaded with barrels Of re,
fined oil, and almost before the passen,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-23
THE LlMEKILN CLUB.


BrOthcr Gardner Gives Some wholesome
Advice to an Impecunious Swell.
"lf Cataline Rombustus Pierson az
in de hall tonight | should like to hev
him step dis way" said Brother Gard
ner, as he wiped his spectacles on his
elbow and turned his gaze into the
southwest corner.
Cataline, who is a young man of
twenty-five, very stiff in the back ana
of ancient ancestry, came forward with
a bland smile on his face and his coat
buttoned very tightly around him.
"Brudder Person." continued the
president in a fatherly way, 81 has had
an eye on you fur some time back. Ar
dat dimun pin you has on?"
mo, sah--it's glass
81 thought so. Is dar any thing at
de eand of dat watch champ
mo, sab. y
"Gold chain?n
mo, sah.'
Flows dat suit of cloze, Brudder
| Pcirson-paid fur or not?"
''N-no, sab, but Ize gwinc to pay"
"Oh, you ar. De tailor was obcr to
see me las mite about EN-. Please let
me see dat big roll of money you war
/ carryin' around yesterday
a dun took it apart, sab, 1t was
only two-dollar bill wrapped around
a rag"
"Jist as | 'pectcd. How's yer bod,
Bruddcr Pierson?"
"Threc weeks behind, sab, but TIT
gwine to pay up"
Oats good news, Owe any boi>
rowcd money?'
"Y-yes, sab, but Ize gwine to pay i
back"
"Den, to sum up, you doan' own dc
clozc on your back. You ar cheatin
de public wild glass dimun, a bras
watch chain, an you am dodgin' cred
itors in ebery direction. All dis fu
what? To put on leedle style
Brudder Pierson, you am a deceiver
you am a hypocntei you am a llar
Oar am a heap Oh white folks Just llk
you. Sooner dan let de world know
dey am poo dey will commit a crime
Wnar dey orter W ar kaIiko dey Wi
buy yelyets; Whar dey orter pay del
milk bulls dey Will use aelr money t
90 to de grand opera Meet EN- on d
street an youd think dey owned
bank "o to der homes an you
; thlnk YOU'D stumbled INTO de poo
house.
81 doan' mderstan, Brudder flel
son, why You feel called upon TO swell
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-23
Fearful Lightning Bolt.

New HAVEN, CT, July lS-During the
forenoon the heat in this city was the most
intense of the season, Shortly before l
o'clock terrific lightning bolt descended
in the center Of the city, Telephone in
struments, burglar alarms and other
electrical instruments were burned out,
and several citizens were prOstrated by
the shock. The house of Edward Lud-
dington, at Oyster Point, was struck by a
bolt and demolished. Henry and Joseph
Ross. brothers, who were fishing near
OYSTER Point, were both struck,an Henry
may not recover.
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Hydrophobia.

CLEVELAND, o., July l7.-Howard L.
Nachtrieb, young man employed in the
barns of the Brooklyn street railroad,
was stricken to-day with what appeared
to be a genuine case of hydrophobia. Ten
days ago in front of his house, he attempt
ed to rescue his dog from the jaws of a
strange cur, and received triting scratch
on the back of the hand from the teeth of
the latter. The wound soon healed and he
thought nothing of it.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-23

An aged colored women IN u
Georgia town recently signllicd her M
tcntion of joining the church she
was reported well to-do, and two rival
churches stroye to win her. One OF
them sent deacon of great cloquence,
to employ upon her his rare arts Oh
persuasion. In normal circumstances
it is probable that his mission might
have been successful, but the agea
woman recognized him as a person
who had owed her five dollars for four
teen years, and she joined the other
church. The Epoch.
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Ey,ipruishcd After Burning a Year

PITTSBURGH, July l5.-The great suoter'
roncan fire which started from drivers
lamp in the Standard Mines, at Mount
Pleasant, Pa, nearly a year ago, has at
last surrendered, and the pit is free OF the
flames which licked up nearly slOo,OoO
worth of property, The extent OF the
measures to overcome the coniiagration
can be partially realized when it is stated
that il was found necessary to Hood NIFTY
acres of underground workings and allow
the great body of water to remain there
for a month before the fire was extin-
ruishrd
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Rinioms Hnngarians.

USIoNrowN, PA, July lS.-When the
miners at West Lcisenring were on Their
way to work this morning party OF Hun
rarians, strikers, assaulted them with
stones. Pnkcrton's men fell into me AT
once, and the "Huns" fed, but not before
one of their number had been Knocked
down and severely beaten with the putV
end of a rifle by dCtcctive.
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I,,ro,so in Orc Shjnmcnts.

PrrTsBuRGu July notwithstanding
the shutdown of the blast furnaces on ac-
count of the coke strike the ore shipment
from the lakes show a large increase over
last year, aud it is estimated that the pro-
ducton this year will be 100000 tons in
excess of what it was in 1856.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-23

Ell PAso, TEN. July i9.-BnoUid Il Town
twenty miles from Bayispc, had, before
the catastrophe at the latter place, twelve
hundred inhabitants. When Bavispc was
destroyed the town was badly shaken up,
and most of the inhabitants fed. Since
then the town of Cacariac has been visited
by a succession Of shocks that have re-
duced the whole town to ruins, most of tho
people escaping, az they fled the country
terror stricken ON the first disturbance.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-23

Omaha Girl - .Isn't that aw1ul
about th ,sc Boston girls posing a. ~.
photographers as Greek Goddesses!
Baltimore Girl - 40, that's all ms
take. Guess you never were IN Dos
ton. were youp" mo" "You see u
was merely new craze called living
landscape photography, and the re.
portcrs who heard about IL diu ho'
understand H." "Ol What were they
wood nymphsP' "Blcss your heart
no, they were posing as bean'poies
and psa,brush. ~ Omaha World
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ACoup,crCci,cr Capturcd.

Chicago, July li.-Oficcrs of the U. S.
Secret Service yesterday arrested Adam
Rackc, a German, who has been for some
time manufacturing and circulating coun-
terfeit silver half dollars, extremely well
executed. In an old trunk at his house
was found the entire outfit, including
metal, crucibles, and lot of finished and
unfinished half dollars
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-23

BUFFALO, n. V, July ia movement
has been inauguratcd among the Leading
business men of this city to raise iunu
of 100000, which will be offered as Prlho
for the best invention for utilizing tno
water power of the Niagara river Oom'
petition will be open to the world
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Duclinr Editors Arrested.

New ORLEANS, July l7-John H. Martin
and J. II. Buchanan, two jackson Miss.
editors, Prohibition and "Anti,n respect
lively, each accompanied by a friend, start
ed for point in Louisiana, Friday, where
A hostile meeting had been arranged for.
Just before reaching the State line all the
parties were arrested and put under bondr
TO keep the peace.
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A Girl 10 be hannel.

COLUMBIA, S. c., July l9.-OXcy Cherry,
an eleven year old colored girl of Barn
well, has been convicted Of the murder Of
her little white charge and was sentenced
to be hanged in September The young
criminal was hired out by her parents to
nurse white baby, The work was dis
tasteful to her, and she administered u
dose of concentrated lyc,
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night Sir James Ferguson, Parliament
ary Secretary for the Foreign Office, re
ported that the Egyptian convention had
not been ratified by Turkey, and Sir
Henry Drummond Wolf, the special en-
voy having the matter in charge, would
leave Constantinoplc tonight.